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stilet
stiletto
stiletto heel
still (1)
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still alarm
still frame
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still life
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Still’s disease
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still (1)

still [ stil ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not moving: motionless and undisturbed

2. beverages not carbonated: describes a drink that is not sparkling or bubbly

3. quiet: subdued, gentle, or quiet

4. photog taking static photographs: designed for, or relating to the process of, taking photographs as opposed to making movies



adverb 
Definition:
 
silently or without motion: without sound or movement



noun  (plural stills)
Definition:
 
1. peace: silence or peace ( literary )
the still of the night

2. movies scene from motion picture: a photographic print, either made from a single frame of a motion-picture film or shot independently with a still camera during production



verb  (past and past participle stilled, present participle still·ing, 3rd person present singular stills)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb make somebody calm: to cause somebody to become quiet, calm, soundless, or immobile, or become quiet, calm, soundless, or immobile

2. transitive verb relieve emotion: to allay or relieve an emotion such as fear or doubt
stilled our fears

[ Old English stille< Indo-European, "stay put"]

still·ness noun
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